Researchers have cited visibility and glove use as two of several predictors of hand hygiene compliance in hospital emergency rooms, according to a study published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology.
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Supporters of a statewide vaccine registry in Massachusetts are restoring efforts to lobby state lawmakers for financial support of the centralized system, according to a Boston Globe report.
The 23,000 California nurses who went on a strike in solidarity over contract negotiations are returning to work amidst questions about why a patient died of a fatal medication error during the walk-off, according to an Oakland Tribune report.
Amitai Etzioni, a professor at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., recently wrote an op-ed for The Huffington Post that encourages lawmakers and healthcare leaders to focus on cutting costs before reducing reimbursement.
A University of Pennsylvania study has found that anesthesia and surgery may be associated with the progression of chronic brain diseases, particularly Alzheimer's, according to a Health News report.
Pinnacle III has announced Pearland (Texas) Surgery Center will open for business in Jan. 2012, according to a news release from Pinnacle III.
Researchers at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., have found a link among children undergoing multiple surgeries requiring general anesthesia before age 2 and learning disabilities later in childhood, according to a MarketWatch report.
Acute-care hospitals in Pennsylvania have asked Congress to examine ambulatory surgery centers as a possible source of reimbursement cuts, according to a Health Leaders Media report.
Here are the 10 most-read reports from Becker's Operating Room Clinical Quality & Infection Control in September. Note: Clicking a story link will open the report in a new tab.
In an interview with Scientific American, Harvard anesthesiologist Beverly Philip explained the lethal potential behind propofol, the drug blamed for the death of pop superstar Michael Jackson.